xine-lib before 1.1.15 performs V4L video frame preallocation before ascertaining the required length, which has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to a buffer overflow in the open_video_capture_device function in src/input/input_v4l.c.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1020703 | vdb entry |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html | vendor advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31502 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2382 | vdb entry |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:020 | vendor advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30698 | vdb entry |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44470 | vdb entry |
| http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=619869 |